OptOut News BETA [website]
2020 - Pres. Remote, Non-Profit
Status: OptOut is currently in BETA
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Role: Sr. UX & Product Designer, Progressive Coders Network
Service: UX & UI Design, User Testing, Product Design, Prototyping, Market Research
OptOut News works with Progressive Coders Network, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that builds open-source tools to empower the grassroots.
Product Design Challenge - Fighting fake news and empowering independent journalism.
The Solution - OptOut news is a nonprofit news B2C app, where users can completely bypass the corporate media and read, listen to, and watch exclusively independent content.
Users want an independent source of none-fake news. With so much information available on the internet, how do non-journalists verify these new sources? OptOut news verifies and aggregates verified independent news sources.
Sick of corporate media narratives?
OptOut news empowers independent journalism. Enjoy news feeds, hand-curated by OptOut editors, of the most important articles, podcasts, and videos. Listen to podcasts and read reporting by OptOut News, a brand new media publisher founded by industry veterans.
The Design & Industry Challenge
“So many aspects of the for-profit media apparatus are being torn apart, and OptOut stands out as a tool for people searching for the solution“
- Luna Olavarria Gallegos, Belly of the Beast Cuba
Independent Non-Fake News. Users want an independent source of none-fake news. With so much information available on the internet, how do non-journalists verify these new sources? OptOut news verifies and aggregates verified independent news sources.
Exposure for Independent Journalism
Users do not know how to verify news documents or fake news
Different ages/personas have different new interests
Users want to stay up-to-date on the news, while on the go, so they don't end up with a backlog of articles.
Users want to be to find ways to act on an issue they read or heard about
“With a growing network of over 40 news sites, podcasts, and video channels—including Jacobin, Sludge, Means TV, Africa Is a Country, Reply Guys, and Struggle Session— we’re convinced we can bring you a more honest, insightful, and enjoyable news experience than the allegedly unbiased corporate media or the utter chaos of social media.” — Alex Kotch, Opt Out
